Pooja Hegde receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine; documents her fears

Actor Pooja Hegde took to her Instagram stories and informed her about receiving first dose of her COVID-19 vaccine. actor shared pictures from session while expressing her nervousness before receiving first dose. While sharing picture, actor wrote, “Jabbed!" She ded, " last time Latha Hegde (Pooja's mom) took me to get vaccinated, I was probably 2." She accompanied it with hashtag #WorldWeLiveIn. 

Pooja Hegde receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine 

In one of pictures, Pooja was seen sitting down in nervousness while tightly holding on to her mor’s hands as she tries to remain calm. In anor picture from vaccination session, actress wrote, “When you are hiding your fear with a smile." She received first dose at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. Pooja Hegde h contracted COVID-19 in April this year and she recovered from it on May 5.  Apart from Pooja, anor actor Vijay Verma got fully vaccinated during a short break between his shoots and shared most relatable pictures from when he got his jab. He also took to Instagram and shared pictures from vaccination session and revealed he is afraid of injections. "I played a very convincing trypanophobia I would say but doc here h no time for my drama #fullyvacinnated,” he captioned post.

Meanwhile, on work front Pooja will next be seen in Pan-India film, Rhe Shyam with Prabhas, Cirkus with Ranveer Singh, her next with Salman Khan, Acharya with Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan, Beast with Thalapathy Vijay, and Most Eligible Bachelor. 

COVID-19 situation in India

On Friday, July 23, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has informed that as many as 35,342 new Coronavirus cases have been reported in last 24 hours. Informing that COVID-19 positivity rate in India currently stands at 2.12 per cent, MoHFW said that positivity rate has remained below 3 per cent for 32 consecutive days. active cases constitute 1.30 per cent of total cases, Health Ministry ded. To date, according to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), country has surpassed landmark milestone of ministering 42 crore vaccine doses. 

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